Psych meds & loneliness?

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I have had various (wrong) psychiatric diagnoses over the course of my adult life; meds never helped much and I refused most of them but did take lithium for a period of time. When I was diagnosed AS this year I stopped taking all meds.

My life is the same as before, no real changes there. But now I am having a lot of problems with loneliness. I have family and a couple of casual friends but nobody who really "gets" me. It's like when I took lithium I settled down into my routines and didn't mind feeling alone..but now it really bothers me.

Just wondering if anyone has had similar experiences. Thanks in advance.

Currently I've been off Adderall cold-turkey for just over a week and I was telling a good friend today I don't feel any noticeable difference that I'm aware of. Loneliness feelings are a lifelong problem for me and I've been aware of them with or without meds for as long as I can remember. There have been some meds like Seroquel where they blocked my ability to feel much at all, much less stay awake. I did find the Adderall to be useful in establishing routines where I'm being more productive, but at the moment I don't know if I've just plateaued off or if the routine will be permanent, at any rate I'm still at the same place mentally as last week, though maybe a bit better; when I have trustworthy transportation and gas money I'm considerably less depressed, from not being forcibly chained to a house full of meltdown triggers. It might be stupid but that's what works for me

I stopped taking my anti-depressants because I thought they weren't really working with helping my ASD (they weren't) but now feel very, very depressed and cannot snap out of it. I am also very lonely and tend to alienate people, or attract people who aren't good for me. To be fair, I was told in August, I needed to be seen by an AD specialist who would know what to prescribe me and therapy, but am still waiting to be called. A series of bad events this year and today I hit rock bottom. I don't want to do drink or drugs, so I have to battle it out. Having WP helps as we know we are not really totally alone. Big hug.